Osun: Woman remanded for biting neighbour’s scrotum
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun ordered that a woman, Nifemi Ajayi, who allegedly bit her neighbour on the scrotum, be remanded.
The police charged Ms Ajayi with assault.
The prosecution counsel, Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 24, around 8:00 p.m. at No 21, Oke-Soda, Ile-Ife.
Mr Osanyintuyi said that the defendant bit Olayera Boluwaji on his scrotum and his stomach.
He added that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.
The defence counsel, Philip Fasanmoye, made an oral bail application. He prayed the court to admit his client in the most liberal terms.
Magistrate Olusola Aluko ordered the defence counsel to file a written application for bail.
Meanwhile, Mr Aluko ordered the remand of the defendant in Ilesa correctional centre, and adjourned the matter until November 15 for bail consideration.
More from Peoples Gazette
Education
Fourteen young Nigerian basketballers get N123 million U.S. scholarships
ACTDF has awarded scholarships worth $300,000 (about N123.5 million) each to 14 youngsters who excelled at a recent basketball tournament in Kano.
Economy
FG paid N95.5 billion for 2020 company income tax, says MTN
MTN Nigeria has revealed it paid the federal government N95.5 billion for 2020 company income tax (CIT) amid claims of tax indebtedness to the government.
World
IPOB: UN warns Buhari regime, other governments to stop abducting journalists, critics
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has told President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime and other governments to stop enforced disappearances.
NationWide
Nigerians should encourage Boko Haram terrorists to surrender: Ahmad Lawan
Mr El-Kanemi said Borno residents had suffered in the hands of Boko Haram but added that the terrorists surrendering to the government “is a welcome development.”
World
Afghanistan: UN Security Council wants Taliban to create safe passage for people to leave
The UN is demanding that the Taliban allow people to leave for whatever reason, whenever they want, by air or by land.
Sport
Bulgarian football coach killed in stadium lightning strike
Three players were also slightly injured in the lightning strike.
